6/24

tonight in a surprise upset
Zohran Mamdani,
a muslim, democratic socialist
beat 9 other candidates
to become the democratic nominee for the mayoral race in November

the politics,
the twists & turns of the race
are complicated
but
suffice to say
he ran a grass roots campaign
funded by small donors
and beat the horrible andrew cuomo
our disgraced former governor
who had billionaires backing him

it is a welcome sign of resistance & hope
that we might be changing the tide,
that it is possible to inspire young people to vote
and create coalition across diverse populations
all which will be necessary
to turn this authoritarian regime around

of course
their has been a huge islamophobic backlash
even from democrats
it's disgusting